On September 20, 2007, a notice was sent to let you know about a product change for certain Pepsi-QTG Canada products. Further to this notice, Pepsi QTG has provided additional details in order to clarify those products impacted by this change. Please read the notice below. If you have any questions/concerns, please contact them directly at their customer relations department at 1-800-267-6287.

Recently, Pepsi-QTG Canada, the manufacturer of Quaker® brand products, made your membership aware of a production change at the U.S. manufacturing facility where Quaker Crispy Delights Cookies and Quaker® Crispy Tortillaz Corn and Rice Cakes are produced for Canada. Feedback from consumers via our Consumer Relations Department has indicated that there may be confusion about which Quaker products are affected, and we would like to clarify this for your membership.

The U.S. production facility that produces Quaker Crispy Delights Cookies and Quaker® Crispy Tortillaz Corn and Rice Cakes for Canada will be introducing a new peanut butter product in the U.S. As the addition of this new product may create a potential for contact with peanuts of our Canadian products, the packaging of our Canadian products will be changed accordingly. Both Canadian product lines will have new product packaging alerting consumers with an on package flash that these products MAY NOW CONTAIN PEANUTS, in conjunction with the addition of may contain traces of peanuts to the allergen statement.

All other Quaker Crispy Minis Rice Chips or Rice Cakes available in Canada are made in our Canadian production facility in Trenton, Ontario and are therefore not affected by the U.S. production change. As a result, those Quaker products do not carry a peanut warning on package.

Each product will have an alert appearing on all outer packaging just below the ingredient listing. The alert will also appear on all inner packaging. The new packaging will begin appearing on shelf in September 2007.

Pepsi-QTG Canada is strongly committed to the safety and well being of its consumers and, therefore, reminds consumers that it is important to read the label every time. Please do not hesitate to contact our Consumer Relations department at 1-800-267-6287 if you have any questions regarding these or any of our other products.

PepsiCo Foods Canada has recently made changes to the production of it Quaker Large Rice Cakes and Quaker Crispy Minis. Both products are now being made in a different production facility and as such there have been formula changes to some of their products as well as the introduction of allergens that were not previously found in their products in Canada.

Please read the notice below for all the products that have been impacted by this change.

If you have any questions/concerns, please contact PepsiCo Foods Canada directly through their customer relations department at 1-800-267-6287.

For your information,

Anaphylaxis Canada

NOTICE FROM: PepsiCo Foods Canada
February 2009

IMPORTANT NOTICE: CHANGE TO QUAKER RICE CAKES FORMULAS AND INTRODUCTION OF ALLERGENS

Quaker rice cakes (Quaker Large Rice Cakes and Quaker Crispy Minis) available in Canada are now being made in a different production facility. As a result, there will be formula changes to some of the flavours and the introduction of allergens that were previously not found in Quaker rice cakes products in Canada. The affected products are beginning to appear on store shelves in Canada.

Quaker Large Rice Cakes and Quaker Crispy Minis are now being produced in facilities that contain allergens, including peanut, wheat, barley, sulphite, milk, soy and egg. Accordingly, ingredients listings will be changing, and precautionary labeling will be added to affected products, as follows:

Food-allergic individuals and those buying for them are encouraged to read food ingredient labels at least three times: once when purchasing the item; a second time when putting the item away; and a third time just prior to serving the item.

Take steps to improve your understanding of labeling regulations and their limitations. It should never be assumed that all sizes and flavours have identical allergen profiles, so check the label every time.

Products with a may contain warning could be problematic for individuals with life-threatening food allergies. If there is a precautionary warning, it is possible that the product contains traces of the allergen.

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